Tampa Bay Lightning forward Ryan Malone has been placed on injured reserve with a lower-body injury, the team announced Monday.

Malone aggravated an injury he had been battling before Sunday's game against the New York Rangers, general manager Steve Yzerman said, according to Tampa Bay Online.

Tampa Bay Lightning forward Ryan Malone has been placed on injured reserve with a lower-body injury, the team announced on Monday. (AP Photo)

Yzerman does not consider the injury to be a long-term issue, according to Tampa Bay Online.

Malone has four goals and five points in 10 games this season for the Lightning.

In a corresponding move, the team recalled forward Richard Panik from Syracuse of the American Hockey League. Panik, who turned 22 last Thursday, was a second-round pick of the Lightning in 2009. The Slovakia native has no previous NHL experience.